Fox News host Andrea Tantaros is likely to be terminated by
the network soon, a source close to the situation told Business
Insider on Monday.

The source said Tantaros would likely have her pay cut off and
contract severed in the immediate future, but did not say
precisely when.

The development comes as Tantaros, through her lawyer, alleged
in a New York Magazine story published
Monday that she was sexually harassed by former Fox News
Chairman and CEO Roger Ailes and complained multiple times in
2015.

Fox News’ attorneys disputed Tantaros’ sexual-harassment
allegations. They told New York Magazine that she was suspended
with pay because she didn’t allow the network to vet her
book, which the lawyers said violated her contract.

Tantaros, an unabashedly conservative host who was seen as a
rising star inside Fox News, had not appeared on the cable news
network since April 25.

Her book, "Tied Up in Knots," was released on April 26.
The book’s cover, which featured a photo of Tantaros with her
wrists tied up by rope, caused a minor public-relations
headache for Fox News.

Judd Burstein, Tantaros' lawyer, said in an email that he was
"not going to comment on something that may or may not happen."

A spokesperson for Fox News told Business Insider no decision had
been made yet.